An Explanation for Stranger Things

The FBI is brought in to investigate cases of gasoline dumping in parking lots and dumpsters around Detroit, Michigan. So far, there have been no tangible leads that can turn the case around. Though it might be farfetched, the nation’s leading national security organization is working on the premise that a vagabond named Red could be involved. It was putting together eyewitness accounts at the sites.

The Incident at Trident Grocery

The owner of Trident Grocery Store, Mike Trident, made the connection to Red. He had heard someone or something moving about in the trash dumpster located at the back of the store. When he went out to investigate, he saw that it was Red, the homeless man, who was the source of the ruckus. He had entered the dumpster again to look for food. Feeling pity for the man, he had given him a package of raw meat. Red had handed over to him in return some green pellets which seemed to come from inside the dumpster and which Mike had unceremoniously tossed to the ground. Later, he discovered his parking lot brimming with gasoline.

Something Strange at Wesswell’s Gas Company

Wesswell’s Gas Company also reported Red’s run-in with one of their employees. Red was trying to drag out a small gas stove from the gas company’s dumpster when the employee discovered him in the middle of the act and berated him. Red, in his fright, drew some pellets from inside his pockets and offered them to the employee who had instantly thrown the pellets to the ground in disgust. It was on that same ground that the gasoline was strewn about.

A Similar Incident at Fred Roll’s Restaurant

The owner of Fred Roll’s Restaurant also reported that Red was at the restaurant when gasoline was found filling their dumpster and their parking lot. Red was also looking for food inside the dumpster a few moments before. He had provided Red with a paper bag containing salad, sandwiches, and lemonade to encourage him not to eat stale food from the dumpster. Without a second thought, Fred Roll had also thrown into the dumpster the pellets that Red gave him.

A Book of Strange Things

With a series of strange events related to finding gasoline inside dumpsters and store parking lots, Carl Kegerreis’ I Wish I Had Those Gasoline Pellets was off to the races. Stranger still was the plot twist that explained why gasoline turned up in those locations. Mystery lovers will find the book hard to put down.